The Nashville Predators were so close to victory.

Following the Pittsburgh Penguins hoisting the Stanley Cup on Sunday, doing so after defeating Nashville in six games, it took little time for the Predators to look to the future.

Specifically, defenseman P.K. Subban.

"The biggest thing we've got to take from this is remember the feeling. I don't think you want to fight it. Just let it sink and take it because to get back here that is what is going to drive us," Subban said on Hockey Night in Canada. "We're going to be back here again next year."

The trip to the Cup Final was a first for the Predators, who entered the NHL in 1998.

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